“Supervised access is not intended to be a long-term arrangement for a child. It is beneficial for children who require gradual reintroduction to a parent, or whose safety requires it until such time as the parent is sufficiently rehabilitated and a child is no longer in danger of physical or emotional harm. See Najjardizaji v. Mehrjerdi, 2004 ONCJ 374(CanLII), 136 A.C.W.S. (3d) 493, [2004] O.J. No. 5472, 2004 CarswellOnt 5656 (Ont. C.J.).
The party who seeks to reduce normal access will usually be required to provide a justification for taking such a position. The greater the restriction sought, the more important it becomes to justify that restriction. See Margaret A. v. John D., 2003 CanLII 52807 (ON CJ), 2003 CanLII 52807, 124 A.C.W.S. (3d) 524, [2003] O.J. No. 2946, 2003 CarswellOnt 2793 (Ont. C.J.).”